James Crichton

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Noun1.James Crichton - Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
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He chose them by their titles, and the first he read was The Lancashire Witches, and then he read The Admirable Crichton, and then many more.
I should not require an Admirable Crichton for my purpose."
For once," Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, "your 'admirable Crichton' has failed you."
Saturday, December 22 Finding Neverland (2004) *** (BBC2, 4.25pm) When his new play The Admirable Crichton fails to woo audiences on its opening night in 1902, writer JM Barrie (Johnny Depp) surrenders to crippling self-doubt.
Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp WEEK 1 FINDING NEVERLAND Today, BBC2, 1.55pm WHEN his new play, The Admirable Crichton, fails to woo audiences on its opening night in 1902, writer JM Barrie (Johnny Depp) surrenders to crippling self-doubt.
TV FILMS THE OF Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp WEEK 1 FINDING NEVERLAND Today, BBC2, 1.55pm WHEN his new play, The Admirable Crichton, fails to woo audiences on its opening night in 1902, writer JM Barrie (Johnny Depp) surrenders to crippling self-doubt.
Annabelle: Creation is a satisfying prequel that enriches the mythology of the wooden doll which wreaked havoc in the 2013 supernatural horror The Finding Neverland (2004) (BBC Two, 1.55pm) When his new play The Admirable Crichton fails to woo audiences on its opening night in 1902, writer JM Barrie (Johnny Depp) surrenders to crippling self-doubt.
James Coupland has been hailed an 'Admirable Crichton' after more than three decades at Dumfries' award-winning research farm.